1992 in basketball
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The following are the basketball events of the year 1992 throughout the world.
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Championships[edit]
1992 Olympics[edit]
- Men: United States of America 117, Croatia 85
- Women: Unified Team 76, China 66
Professional[edit]
- Men
- Women
- Eurobasket Women: None
College[edit]
- Men
- NCAA
- Division I: Duke 71, Michigan 51
- NIT: Virginia 81, Notre Dame 76
- Division II: Virginia Union 100, Bridgeport 75
- Division III: Calvin 62, Rochester 49
- NAIA
- Division I Oklahoma City 82, Central Arkansas 73 OT
- Division II Grace 85, Northwestern (IA) 79 OT
- NJCAA
- Division I Three Rivers Community College (MO) 78, Butler Community College (KS) 77
- Division II Owens Technical College (OH) 105, Iowa Lakes Community College (IA) 86
- Division III Sullivan County Community College 101, Eastfield College 76
- NCAA
- Women
- NCAA
- Division I: Stanford 78, Western Kentucky 62
- Division II: Delta State 65, North Dakota State 63
- Division III: Alma 79, Moravian 75
- NAIA
- Division I: Arkansas Tech 84, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 68
- Division II: Northern State (S.D.) 73, Tarleton State 56
- NJCAA
- NCAA
Awards and honors[edit]
Professional[edit]
- Men
Collegiate[edit]
- Men
- John R. Wooden Award: Christian Laettner, Duke
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Tony Bennett, Green Bay
- Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Christian Laettner, Duke
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Donald Williams, North Carolina
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Chris Webber, Michigan
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Roy Williams, Kansas
- Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: John McLendon
- Women
- Naismith College Player of the Year: Dawn Staley, Virginia
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Chris Weller, Maryland
- Wade Trophy: Susan Robinson, Penn State
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Rosemary Kosiorek, West Virginia
- NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player: Molly Goodenbour, Stanford
- Carol Eckman Award: Jill Hutchison, Illinois State University
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[edit]
- Class of 1992:[1]
Movies[edit]
Births[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- February 5 — Bill Wheatley, 82, American Olympic gold medalist (1936).[2]
- June 26 — Evan Male, 78, American college coach (Virginia).[3]
- July 7 — Vernon Smith, 33, American CBA and Liga ACB player.[4]
- August 3 — Eddie Riska, 72, American NBL player (Oshkosh All-Stars).[5]
- August 19 — Stretch Murphy, 85, All-American college player (Purdue).[6]
- December 11 — Moose Krause, 79, All-American college player and coach (Notre Dame).[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 Oct 2014.
- ^ "Obituary for William Wheatley". The Salina Journal. February 8, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two noted UVa figures pass away". Charlottesville Observer. July 2, 1992. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Aggie Smith Shot to Death". Tulsa World. 9 July 1992. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Former Notre Dame Basketball Star Edward J. Riska Sr., 72". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "'Stretch' Murphy, Hall of Fame basketball star, dies at age 85". Tampa Tribune. August 19, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Irish A.D. 'Moose' Krause a 'true legend'". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. Associated Press. December 12, 1992. p. 16. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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